Art Rupe
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Art Rupe was an influential American music executive and record producer best known for discovering and promoting early rhythm and blues and rock and roll artists through his label Specialty Records.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Art Rupe canonical | 2 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
human
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music executive ⓘ record producer ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1940s ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Arthur Newton Rupe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Gospel Harmonettes
NERFINISHED
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Little Richard NERFINISHED ⓘ Lloyd Price NERFINISHED ⓘ Percy Mayfield NERFINISHED ⓘ Roy Milton NERFINISHED ⓘ Sam Cooke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthName | Arthur Goldberg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| businessEthic | insistence on fair royalty payments to artists ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1917-09-05 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2022-04-15 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | University of California, Los Angeles ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Jewish American NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfActivity |
independent record production
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music publishing ⓘ |
| founded |
Arthur N. Rupe Foundation
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Specialty Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genreSpecializedIn |
gospel music
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rhythm and blues ⓘ rock and roll ⓘ |
| heritage | son of Eastern European Jewish immigrants ⓘ |
| industry | music industry ⓘ |
| knownFor |
discovering and promoting early rhythm and blues artists
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discovering and promoting early rock and roll artists ⓘ |
| name | Art Rupe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
helping launch the career of Little Richard
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releasing influential gospel and R&B recordings on Specialty Records ⓘ |
| notableFor | Specialty Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork | development of early rhythm and blues and rock and roll ⓘ |
| occupation |
businessperson
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music executive ⓘ record producer ⓘ |
| philanthropicFocus |
civic education
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higher education ⓘ public policy ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Greensburg, Pennsylvania, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Santa Barbara, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabelFounded | Specialty Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | California, United States ⓘ |
| servedIn | United States Merchant Marine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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